NO20010565D0 - Method and apparatus for interconnecting tubes by using a top driven rotary system - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for interconnecting tubes by using a top driven rotary system

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NO20010565D0
NO20010565D0 NO20010565A NO20010565A NO20010565D0 NO 20010565 D0 NO20010565 D0 NO 20010565D0 NO 20010565 A NO20010565 A NO 20010565A NO 20010565 A NO20010565 A NO 20010565A NO 20010565 D0 NO20010565 D0 NO 20010565D0
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driven rotary
rotary system
top driven
interconnecting tubes
interconnecting
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Bernd-Georg Pietras
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Weatherford Lamb
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/16—Connecting or disconnecting pipe couplings or joints
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
    • E21B19/02—Rod or cable suspensions
    • E21B19/06—Elevators, i.e. rod- or tube-gripping devices
NO20010565A 1998-08-24 2001-02-02 Method and apparatus for interconnecting rudders using a top-powered rotary system NO317701B1 (en)

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GB9818366A GB2340859A (en) 1998-08-24 1998-08-24 Method and apparatus for facilitating the connection of tubulars using a top drive
PCT/GB1999/002704 WO2000011309A1 (en) 1998-08-24 1999-08-16 Method and apparatus for connecting tubulars using a top drive

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NO20010565L NO20010565L (en) 2001-03-02
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